Overview

• French President Emmanuel Macron said drones violating European airspace can be destroyed and urged tighter action against Russia’s clandestine oil “ghost fleet.”
• The European Commission outlined four priorities — air and space defense, reinforcing the eastern flank, missile defense and an anti‑drone “wall” — with a detailed plan due by the end of October.
• Brussels proposed financing a roughly €140 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets, a move broadly welcomed but questioned by Belgium over risk‑sharing.
• Security around the summit was bolstered with anti‑drone equipment from the United States and European partners, a French detachment on the ground, and Ukrainian specialists sharing counter‑UAS expertise.
• France seized the tanker Boracay off its coast and placed two crew members in custody on suspicion it supported drone launches, as Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky pressed leaders for sustained aid with Hungary maintaining its veto on accession talks.